sunday evening we were able to spend some time with pastor lamar ferrell and his congregation at Berachah Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio-with the whole team. they were having their missions banquet competition. each class got together and made food from a particular people group (such as african, german, polynesian, etc) - team kenya were the judges for this intense competition. there was TONS of food-lots of great stuff! we were stuffed. turns out we voted the polynesian group as the winners!
during this time shantelle and ryan and i were able to share our testimonies. actually ryan and i missed the morning service here since we were at another church that morning-the rest of the team was able to share in the morning.
we had a great time visiting with the people here-they were all so nice and inviting. THANK YOU for having us Berachah Baptist Church. you all were truly a blessing to us!
www.placeofblessing.com
Ryan :: Jayme :: Eden :: Lily
- The Kuenkels
- Mason, Ohio
- Ryan and Jayme Kuenkel were married in December of 2005. Together they surrendered their lives to God, not yet knowing what His plan would be. They began serving God in student ministries at Grace Baptist Church, Mason Ohio. In 2008 they were blessed with their first little girl, Eden, and then in 2010 they were blessed with Lillian. They have enjoyed the learning process of being parents. The Kuenkels are a part of a team of believers from Grace Baptist Church. Their passion is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the Kenyan people. Through the local church, they will be establishing various methods of ministries in efforts to reach the Kenyan people more effectively. An area of ministry near to the hearts of Ryan and Jayme is to start a youth camp in the city of Mombasa. This camp will serve a variety of different purposes in efforts to reach the neglected youth in Kenya. Please pray for the Kuenkels in their pre-field ministry as they work to get to the field of Mombasa, Kenya.
Monday, October 19, 2009
:: CELEBRATION BAPTIST CHURCH ::
we were invited to visit Celebration Baptist Church in West Chester, Ohio. we have known Pastor Rick Groover and his family for several years-ever since they moved to Ohio in 2000. we had a great time getting to see them and the ministry God has blessed them with. celebration baptist church was definitely a blessing to us while we were there-we were able to talk to so many encouraging people.
this month is missions month at the church - so every Sunday they have another missionary come and share their ministry. ryan taught in the Sunday School hour then for the church service hour we gave our testimonies and shared our DVD. it was a great service and I am so glad we were able to be a part of it!
THANK YOU Groovers and Celebration Baptist Church!!!
www.celebratehim.org
this month is missions month at the church - so every Sunday they have another missionary come and share their ministry. ryan taught in the Sunday School hour then for the church service hour we gave our testimonies and shared our DVD. it was a great service and I am so glad we were able to be a part of it!
THANK YOU Groovers and Celebration Baptist Church!!!
www.celebratehim.org
Sunday, October 11, 2009
:: FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH ::
tonight we had the opportunity to visit FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH in colerain, ohio. it is actually where my aunt and uncle-marla and dave veatch attend. while we were there we met so many friendly people that we actually had connections with that we didn't know about before.ryan and i shared our testimonies and showed the dvd and then ryan did a great job presenting our ministry and giving a message. he always does! afterwards we were able to talk to many of the members - it was just so encouraging to us how kind and generous these people are. knowing that all these people will be praying for us is so encouraging!
we hope we were a blessing to these people as much as they were to us!
Friday, October 9, 2009
:: lots of stuff ::
we have been staying busy with lots of great things lately. never a dull moment! we are thankful to where the Lord has us in our lives right now.
i know i say this every time but eden is just growing up so fast-it's amazing all the changes that happen to this little body in just one year! she just turned 11 months a couple days ago! cant believe it! she has experienced lots of new things and accomplishing a lot this last month. she went to Kings Island for the first time and actually got to ride a few rides-as little as she is! she is starting to repeat words now-which is so cute! "ball" being one of her favorites. eden is walking pretty good with her walker toys-not on her own yet, but that will come soon enough im sure! she went to the pumpkin farm with her nana and papaw and had lots of fun there and then the other day we got to go to another pumpkin farm with all her friends. she is lots of fun and definitely keeps us busy with her curiosity and busyness.
as far as ryan and i-we have stayed busy with the NANC classes in mid-September and the KCA banquet we attended. also we are in the process of learning Swahili. ryan also just finis
hed the project for church-creating a very large cut-out of the world map to hang on the wall and display all the missionaries that Grace Baptist of Mason supports around the world. it looks pretty amazing if i don't say so myself! :)
we have a few churches we were able to make appointments with this month-so we are very excited about meeting with them. please pray as we present our ministry that God would touch hearts and that we might be a blessing to those churches.
i know i say this every time but eden is just growing up so fast-it's amazing all the changes that happen to this little body in just one year! she just turned 11 months a couple days ago! cant believe it! she has experienced lots of new things and accomplishing a lot this last month. she went to Kings Island for the first time and actually got to ride a few rides-as little as she is! she is starting to repeat words now-which is so cute! "ball" being one of her favorites. eden is walking pretty good with her walker toys-not on her own yet, but that will come soon enough im sure! she went to the pumpkin farm with her nana and papaw and had lots of fun there and then the other day we got to go to another pumpkin farm with all her friends. she is lots of fun and definitely keeps us busy with her curiosity and busyness.as far as ryan and i-we have stayed busy with the NANC classes in mid-September and the KCA banquet we attended. also we are in the process of learning Swahili. ryan also just finis
hed the project for church-creating a very large cut-out of the world map to hang on the wall and display all the missionaries that Grace Baptist of Mason supports around the world. it looks pretty amazing if i don't say so myself! :)we have a few churches we were able to make appointments with this month-so we are very excited about meeting with them. please pray as we present our ministry that God would touch hearts and that we might be a blessing to those churches.
Friday, August 28, 2009
:: eden is going to be a BIG SISTER! ::
we just found out that we are expecting our second!! eden is going to be a big sister! i am due april 24th-which is the day after ryan's birthday! we will keep you updated on the pregnancy process!
won't be long until eden turns one! i cant believe it. her and her little brother/sister will be 18 months apart when this little one is born!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
:: condo for sale ::
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Monday, August 3, 2009
:: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH ::
yesterday we were able to visit Temple Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Ohio. jayme's mom's aunt and uncle-and cousins-are members there. it was a great visit with the people there. everyone was so kind - it was a blessing to be there.ryan was able to give a brief testimony in the morning service then in the evening service we both gave our testimonies, presented the ministry, and ryan preached a message. we were able to visit with the Norman family in the afternoon as she prepared lunch for us and her family-and Pastor Goudy and his wife Leigh came as well. it was a great time for all of us! jayme's parents also came to the evening service - thanks for your support!
thank you to Temple Baptist Church for all your kind words, generosity, and encouragement!
Monday, July 27, 2009
bigger every day!
last weekend we were able to visit with Jayme's sister, Katie. she came in town for one of her friend's weddings-so it was great to see her!
and eden just keeps growing up! she got another tooth on the bottom and loves being able to crawl around. she's starting to eat more solid foods-not much-but has been trying a few new things lately. eden is also pulling herself up to the standing position at times. it's so cute and fun watching her grow up! it's going way too fast though!!
and eden just keeps growing up! she got another tooth on the bottom and loves being able to crawl around. she's starting to eat more solid foods-not much-but has been trying a few new things lately. eden is also pulling herself up to the standing position at times. it's so cute and fun watching her grow up! it's going way too fast though!!
Monday, July 20, 2009
:: such a big girl ::
eden is just growing up so very fast! it's sad but so fun at the same time! in about 2 1/2 weeks she will be 9 months old! i just cant believe it!
just in the past couple of weeks she got her first tooth that came through. and she also learned how to crawl! now she loves exploring and trying to pull herself up on things-that is when she is not in her cling-to-mommy mood! :) now when we go get her out of bed shes already sitting up or pulled herself halfway up on the banister-its really cute!
we are so blessed with our little girl! she is such a great baby and we cherish every moment with her!
just in the past couple of weeks she got her first tooth that came through. and she also learned how to crawl! now she loves exploring and trying to pull herself up on things-that is when she is not in her cling-to-mommy mood! :) now when we go get her out of bed shes already sitting up or pulled herself halfway up on the banister-its really cute!
we are so blessed with our little girl! she is such a great baby and we cherish every moment with her!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
:: now go ::
We just got back from 4 days up in Harrisburg, PA for another weekend of ABWE training. We were there Friday night for our recognition ceremony-which went really well. Two men from our church on the mission committee came up to share the special time with us.
Saturday and Sunday we had Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship Training. It was some really good stuff that they were teaching us! We got great tools to use and lots of great ideas. Most of all, I think it gave us all a fire in us to go make intentional relationships and just talk to everyone we can to share the love of Christ with them!!
To see more about what we learned this weekend check out www.goodsoil.com.
The hardest part of this weekend was not being with Eden for 4 days! We've never left her before, but were unable to bring her this trip. She stayed with Jayme's parents and had a great time with them but it was hard being away for that long! We made it though!!
I'm pretty sure all of Team Kenya feels the same way but I can only speak for myself when I say that this weekend has put a desire in me that has been renewed from God saying "NOW GO - TELL OTHERS ABOUT ME!"
Saturday and Sunday we had Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship Training. It was some really good stuff that they were teaching us! We got great tools to use and lots of great ideas. Most of all, I think it gave us all a fire in us to go make intentional relationships and just talk to everyone we can to share the love of Christ with them!!
To see more about what we learned this weekend check out www.goodsoil.com.
The hardest part of this weekend was not being with Eden for 4 days! We've never left her before, but were unable to bring her this trip. She stayed with Jayme's parents and had a great time with them but it was hard being away for that long! We made it though!!
I'm pretty sure all of Team Kenya feels the same way but I can only speak for myself when I say that this weekend has put a desire in me that has been renewed from God saying "NOW GO - TELL OTHERS ABOUT ME!"
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